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Japan sales week 3: Switch hardware +77% YoY and Software +52% YoY. PS5 hardware ~7K.

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Resident Evil Village will be the first major game on the PS5, yet with a PS4 SKU, I don't think it's launch will surpass 50K
Best case scenario is the launch being flat compared to Resident Evil 7 but it's possible we see the franchise further decline and the launch being sub 200K across the two SKUs

Top 10 Resident Evil Launch/LTD(PS3/PS4/3DS)
  1. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (2009) - 321.670 / 1.041.195
  2. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (2012) - 643.802 / 866.735
  3. [PS4] Resident Evil 2 (2019) - 265.324 / 418.236
  4. [PS4] Resident Evil 7 (2017) - 231.188 / 365.896
  5. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (2012) - 245.639 / 336.183
  6. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations (2012) - 160.575 / 302.965
  7. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (2020) - 189.490 / 258.676
  8. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations (2013) - 114.877 / 190.994
  9. [PS3] Resident Evil Revival Selection (2011) - 76.638 / 170.173
  10. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (2011) - 61.306 / 165.470
PS3 - 5
PS4 - 3
3DS - 2

Resident Evil PS3 - 2.605.280
Resident Evil PS4 - 1.042.808
Resident Evil 3DS - 468.435
 
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sony gets crushed in japan, lol
Jimbo just caused a vicious cycle, lowered sale -> lowered fundings -> lowered attention -> sony = irrelevant in japan.
 
Woopah

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Ozzie666 said:
I still don't know who is buying the SWITCH and Animal Crossing, I still don't understand who doesn't already own the ever greens. It's insane. Who are these people. How many SWITCH consoles do they own?, our has has owned 3 in total.

Is the success of the SWITCH the genre of games, or the portability? transitioning to the mobile market.

This is insane.
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Switch hasn't reached 3DS or DS levels yet so there's still room for growth. The main reasons for its success are:

1. Large number of very strong Nintendo franchises, both old and new
2. Flexibility to play games at home or on the go
3. Regular third party releases
 
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Woopah said:
Switch hasn't reached 3DS or DS levels yet so there's still room for growth. The main reasons for its success are:

1. Large number of very strong Nintendo franchises, both old and new
2. Flexibility to play games at home or on the go
3. Regular third party releases
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The third step went better than I would have expected: I guess this is where the nVIDIA Terra helped. They have a lot less abstraction and thus higher performance ceiling than an Android device, some teams that found their niche becoming porting experts like Panic Button, and a GPU with good software tools available for it and a relatively modern feature set (GPU is not a monster but it is not an ancient design or it was when it was introduced).

I wonder if they can recapture the lighting with Switch 2 without having to commission a new or semi custom GPU design from nVIDIA (which would be costly... not seeing nVIDIA with another finished design that Nintendo can just take essentially unmodified) or switching GPU supplier. If nVIDIA had a Tegra successor or mobile friendly design it could be interesting as they could again trade resolution and other bits and pieces but give developers easy access to decently performing RT HW and similar feature set to what you can see in XSX or PS5 (at a much lower performance budget, not sure if Switch 2 will break the 4 TFLOPS barrier which would be amazing as that is what XSS manages so, maybe 2-3 TFLOPS?) to make ports easier.
 
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noshten said:
EsfBzZdWMAAkeAs


Resident Evil Village will be the first major game on the PS5, yet with a PS4 SKU, I don't think it's launch will surpass 50K
Best case scenario is the launch being flat compared to Resident Evil 7 but it's possible we see the franchise further decline and the launch being sub 200K across the two SKUs

Top 10 Resident Evil Launch/LTD(PS3/PS4/3DS)
  1. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (2009) - 321.670 / 1.041.195
  2. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 (2012) - 643.802 / 866.735
  3. [PS4] Resident Evil 2 (2019) - 265.324 / 418.236
  4. [PS4] Resident Evil 7 (2017) - 231.188 / 365.896
  5. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (2012) - 245.639 / 336.183
  6. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations (2012) - 160.575 / 302.965
  7. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (2020) - 189.490 / 258.676
  8. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations (2013) - 114.877 / 190.994
  9. [PS3] Resident Evil Revival Selection (2011) - 76.638 / 170.173
  10. [3DS] Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (2011) - 61.306 / 165.470
PS3 - 5
PS4 - 3
3DS - 2

Resident Evil PS3 - 2.605.280
Resident Evil PS4 - 1.042.808
Resident Evil 3DS - 468.435
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PS5 sku already went down below 20th, the initial preorder spike didn't even sustain its position long enough on the chart.
 
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Banjo64 said:
I know it’s Minecraft, but you just know this rustles the jimmies of some of the people in this thread lol

there is no need to be upset GIF
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Hopefully no one is upset by that. Minecraft is pretty popular in Japan so it's no surprise it's doing better than Call of Duty.
Panajev2001a said:
The third step went better than I would have expected: I guess this is where the nVIDIA Terra helped. They have a lot less abstraction and thus higher performance ceiling than an Android device, some teams that found their niche becoming porting experts like Panic Button, and a GPU with good software tools available for it and a relatively modern feature set (GPU is not a monster but it is not an ancient design or it was when it was introduced).

I wonder if they can recapture the lighting with Switch 2 without having to commission a new or semi custom GPU design from nVIDIA (which would be costly... not seeing nVIDIA with another finished design that Nintendo can just take essentially unmodified) or switching GPU supplier. If nVIDIA had a Tegra successor or mobile friendly design it could be interesting as they could again trade resolution and other bits and pieces but give developers easy access to decently performing RT HW and similar feature set to what you can see in XSX or PS5 (at a much lower performance budget, not sure if Switch 2 will break the 4 TFLOPS barrier which would be amazing as that is what XSS manages so, maybe 2-3 TFLOPS?) to make ports easier.
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In Japan I don't think they have to worry too much. Most of Switch's and Switch 2's third party support will be built for the platform and then ported to PS4 / PS5 (if it's not exclusive).

Being able to receive downports from more powerful machines will be much more important to Nintendo's third party support in the West.
 
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Bodomism said:
PS5 sku already went down below 20th, the initial preorder spike didn't even sustain its position long enough on the chart.
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The comparison for Capcom at the end of the day will be very loop sided Monster Hunter Rise >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Resident Evil: Village
One is set to be one of the best selling games in the last decade while the other is going to get outsold by Sakuna & Olive Town. At the end of the day Capcom is a very pragmatic company and this year their support on the Switch is likely to net them huge explosive growth;
Monster Hunter Stories 2 a game that is also very likely to surpass 500K this year.

If the Resident Evil & Ace Attorney Switch game rumors/leaks are to be believed, I'm not far removed from thinking that the Switch game might be a return to form on their domestic market. A new Resident Evil Switch game definitely has the potential to sell over 500K in Japan and I definitely expect it to be confirmed in the next 9 months, overall the franchise has declined a lot in the last decade but I believe it can still be relevant in Japan on the Switch. Ace Attorney, is another franchise that could see growth on the Switch

Outside of these two franchises, Capcom also has Mega Man, Dragons Dogma, Devil May Cry & Street Fighter.After seeing Monster Hunter Rise pre-orders, I'm sure that Switch versions are green-lighted or in development unless Microsoft or Sony have secured exclusivity.

In 2021, it seems that Capcom won't have problems surpassing 5 million software sales, which would be their best results since 2013, when MH4 launched:
  1. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 - 3.293.312
  2. [3DS] Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies - 353.211
  3. [PS3] Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen - 207.617
  4. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - 200.692
  5. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations - 188.851

Overall this would align them closer to Nintendo going forward especially if Rise ends up their best selling game overall.
 
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Capcom support for Switch will be very strong in 2021 but I'm not sure about 2022 and beyond. I can't see the next Street Fighter or Dragon's Dogma being on Switch. Maybe that Power Stone reboot and the Mega Man games will be.
 
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Woopah said:
Capcom support for Switch will be very strong in 2021 but I'm not sure about 2022 and beyond. I can't see the next Street Fighter or Dragon's Dogma being on Switch. Maybe that Power Stone reboot and the Mega Man games will be.
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Monster Hunter Rise G according to the leak will be released in 2021.
 
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BreathOfTheWife said:
Monster Hunter Rise G according to the leak will be released in 2021.
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Good catch! Totally forgot about that one.

Capcom and Atlus are going in the right direction when it comes to Switch support, so far it looks like Bandai Namco is the only one going the wrong way.
 
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silpheed-mcd said:
PS5 restocks, january 24, for now

Yodobashi Hakata, Umeda, Kichijoji, Yokohama, Kawasaki
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Insane it's like launch day line ups every time there's a restock. Hopefully they shipped more this week.
Kyshakk said:
I think that basically from reading everyone in this thread wants Sony to completely fail in Japan so that Nintendo can have Japan all for itself.
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Nah just the ninty fanboys who are still salty over the wii u and the fact Sony stole their bread. If PlayStation didn't exist Nintendo would be still making powerful home consoles like the n64 and gamecube.

They want ps5 to be like the wii u but it won't. In a few years it won't be discontinued and 7 years from now it will be healthy and still selling.
 
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RAKUTEN Orders, january 18 - january 24

01/01 [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
02/02 [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure
03/03 [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise
04/04 [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
05/05 [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
06/06 [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07/07 [NSW] Minecraft
08/15 [NSW] Splatoon 2
09/16 [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
10/07 [NSW] DQ11S
11/00 [NSW] Super Mario Party (joy-con pack)
12/14 [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
13/10 [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
14/00 [NSW] Human Fall Flat
15/19 [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
16/20 [NSW] Shantae and the Seven Sirens
17/11 [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
18/13 [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
19/00 [NSW] New Super Mario Bros Deluxe
20/00 [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun

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NSW: 19
PS4: 1

RAKUTEN Preorders, january 18 - january 24

01/01 [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Rakuten bonus) - 25/02/21
02/04 [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Fury World
03/02 [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise - 03/26/21
04/05 [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Rakuten limited bonus) - 04/30/21
05/NEW [PS4] BIOHAZARD VILLAGE Z Version - 05/08/21
06/NEW [PS5] BIOHAZARD VILLAGE Z Version - 05/08/21 OMG!
07/00 [NSW] Little Nightmares 2 - 02/10/21
08/00 [PS4] Disgaea 6 (Rakuten Limited Bonus) - 01/28/21
09/09 [NSW] Disgaea 6 (Rakuten Limited Bonus) - 01/28/21
10/07 [NSW] Bravely Default II - 02/26/21



HARDWARE Orders, january 18 - january 24

01/02 - NSW (red/blue)
02/04 - PS5
03/01 - NSW Lite Turquoise
04/06 - NSW Lite Grey
05/03 - NSW Lite Yellow
06/05 - NSW Lite Coral
07/07 - PS4 Black Jet 500 g
08/00 - NSW ACNH
 
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silpheed-mcd said:
RAKUTEN Orders, january 18 - january 24

01/01 [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
02/02 [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure
03/03 [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise
04/04 [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
05/05 [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
06/06 [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07/07 [NSW] Minecraft
08/15 [NSW] Splatoon 2
09/16 [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
10/07 [NSW] DQ11S
11/00 [NSW] Super Mario Party (joy-con pack)
12/14 [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
13/10 [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
14/00 [NSW] Human Fall Flat
15/19 [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
16/20 [NSW] Shantae and the Seven Sirens
17/11 [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
18/13 [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
19/00 [NSW] New Super Mario Bros Deluxe
20/00 [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun

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NSW: 19
PS4: 1

RAKUTEN Preorders, january 18 - january 24

01/01 [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Rakuten bonus) - 25/02/21
02/04 [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Fury World
03/02 [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise - 03/26/21
04/05 [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Rakuten limited bonus) - 04/30/21
05/NEW [PS4] BIOHAZARD VILLAGE Z Version - 05/08/21
06/NEW [PS5] BIOHAZARD VILLAGE Z Version - 05/08/21 OMG!
07/00 [NSW] Little Nightmares 2 - 02/10/21
08/00 [PS4] Disgaea 6 (Rakuten Limited Bonus) - 01/28/21
09/09 [NSW] Disgaea 6 (Rakuten Limited Bonus) - 01/28/21
10/07 [NSW] Bravely Default II - 02/26/21



HARDWARE Orders, january 11 - january 17

01/02 - NSW (red/blue)
02/04 - PS5
03/01 - NSW Lite Turquoise
04/06 - NSW Lite Grey
05/03 - NSW Lite Yellow
06/05 - NSW Lite Coral
07/07 - PS4 Black Jet 500 g
08/00 - NSW ACNH
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Is Rakuten store bigger than Tsutaya and Geo?
 
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Woopah said:
Good catch! Totally forgot about that one.

Capcom and Atlus are going in the right direction when it comes to Switch support, so far it looks like Bandai Namco is the only one going the wrong way.
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Capcom has adjusted their output for Switch really well with the upcoming games.

Bandai Namco and Square Enix, on the other hand, are going backward with their output after a good couple of years output on the system. Any logical minds would definitely increasing more quality content output when the market leader is at the peak of sales but instead they're doing the opposite after a new playstation hardware was released.

Capcom
Early years of Switch = Port of old games and nothing more than that.
Peak years of Switch = 3 monster hunter games(Rise, Rise G, and Stories 2), GnG remake, and RER3.

Capcom will be rewarded because they are making decision based on money 💰 instead of favoritism of certain platform.
 
silpheed-mcd

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Famitsu’s most wanted games​

All votes were cast between January 7 and January 13​


01. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 578 votes
02. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 410 votes
03. [PS4] Tales of Arise – 390 votes
04. [PS5] Resident Evil Village – 278 votes
05. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 – 270 votes
06. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V – 251 votes
07. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 246 votes
08. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 – 244 votes
09. [NSW] Bravely Default II – 235 votes
10. [NSW] Ushiro – 199 votes
11. [PS5] Pragmata – 172 votes
12. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town – 170 votes
13. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… – 161 votes
14. [PS4] Elden Ring – 151 votes
15. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hinokami Keppuutan – 148 votes
16. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 130 votes
17. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus – 129 votes
18. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Relink – 127 votes
19. [NSW] Anonymous;Code – 125 votes
20. [PS4] R-Type Final 2 – 124 votes
21. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 122 votes
22. [PS4] SaGa Frontier Remastered – 101 votes
23. [PS4] Anonymous;Code – 92 votes
24. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap – 90 votes
25. [PS4] Nayuta no Kiseki Kai – 82 votes
26. [NSW] Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection – 74 votes
27. [NSW] Fuuraiki 4: Fuuraiki – 50 votes
28. [NSW] Disgaea 6 – 48 votes
29. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin – 46 votes
30. [PS4] The Idolmaster: Starlit Season – 45 votes

https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsus-most-wanted-games-january-24-2021/
 
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Bodomism said:
Deja Vu!
I thought after a few images of PS5 restock a few days ago we could probably see a PS5 game on the chart but business as usual with Nintendo software domination and cod.
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The quantities of ps5 restocks in yodobashi are low (same or worst for others retailers), between a few tens and a maximum of 400 units per store, that is not enough to really increase physical game sales and there is also the digital version ps5, need more ps5 restocks.
 
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April 22, Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World ps4, switch, steam, the Switch version will be available at retail in standard and “Special Pack” editions for 3,980 yen and 5,980 yen, respectively.

https://www.gematsu.com/2021/01/wonder-boy-asha-in-monster-world-launches-april-22-in-japan

Silver Star Japan will release Honkaku AI Tousai Table Games: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, Mahjong, Chess, and Daifugo for Switch on April 8 in Japan for 3,520 yen

SilverStar-Collection_01-24-21.jpg


https://www.gematsu.com/2021/01/sil...llection-for-switch-launches-april-8-in-japan

Lotterie for nsw mario at mrmax, 120 unities

https://www.famitsu.com/news/202101/25213383.html

same at seven net

https://www.famitsu.com/news/202101/25213373.html

Ps5 lotterie at GEO, february 1 - february 4

https://www.famitsu.com/news/202101/25213350.html

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has shipped over 3.5 million copies, most for any single Warriors game ever​


https://nintendoeverything.com/hyru...opies-most-for-any-single-warriors-game-ever/

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy has shipped 220,000 copies across all platforms in Japan and Asia. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle is at 100,000 copies in both regions.

Koei Tecmo financial results

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https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir1_20210125.pdf

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir2_20210125.pdf
 
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has shipped over 3.5 million copies, most for any single Warriors game ever​


https://nintendoeverything.com/hyru...opies-most-for-any-single-warriors-game-ever/

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy has shipped 220,000 copies across all platforms in Japan and Asia. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle is at 100,000 copies in both regions.

Koei Tecmo financial results

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https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir1_20210125.pdf

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ir2_20210125.pdf
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Well deserved, probably best Warriors game they've made.
 
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silpheed-mcd said:
More Yodobashi stores received PS5 today, many lines:
Ueno, Kamiooka, Shinjuku West, Nagoya, Akiba, Umeda, Kawasaki, Yokohama but resellers are there too...

Damn V VolticArchangel VolticArchangel , wake up :p

Yodobashi Umeda, january 23



Yodobashi Shinjuku, january 23
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Bruh, I was away for the weekend. Damn. Will be on the lookout from today onwards. Thanks a lot for doing this man. You're doing god's work.
 
Woopah

Woopah

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Bodomism said:
Capcom has adjusted their output for Switch really well with the upcoming games.

Bandai Namco and Square Enix, on the other hand, are going backward with their output after a good couple of years output on the system. Any logical minds would definitely increasing more quality content output when the market leader is at the peak of sales but instead they're doing the opposite after a new playstation hardware was released.

Capcom
Early years of Switch = Port of old games and nothing more than that.
Peak years of Switch = 3 monster hunter games(Rise, Rise G, and Stories 2), GnG remake, and RER3.

Capcom will be rewarded because they are making decision based on money 💰 instead of favoritism of certain platform.
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I have way more faith in Square than Banco. SE has BD2 coming next month plus TWEWY 2 in Summer. I'm expecting multiple DQ announcements this year alongside the anniversary and they should all be on Switch.
 
Kerotan

Kerotan

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Starlight Lotice said:
Not too surprised the PS5 is tanking in Japan.

The thing looks like it takes up a third of the Japanese Room. Even Microsoft made the XSS small in order to make it more appealing.

Nintendo certainly knew the Market well to sell such numbers.
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Yep even MS made theirs appealing. That's why it's selling more then ps5! The ps5 is a beautiful beast and will do well in japan.
 
Azelover

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Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
You could spin this a thousand different ways, and Nintendo would still come out on top.
 
Impotaku

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looks like it, they are trying to ruin the stock supply so they can scalp the fuck out of them in time for mohun. What a shame that i have already managed to snag a mario edition from the uk nintendo store to repolace my cracked old one so resellers on amazon can go suck it.
 
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